Talora Chasing Tides
| Vessel Name: | Talora |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Sadler 29 Deluxe! |
| Hailing Port: | Shotley Marina England |
| Crew: | Ray and Mary Nash |
01 September 2017
Home and Together again
It's been a long three months and we missed the dogs dreadfully. Robyn, Ethan and Josh, between them, did a marvellous job of looking after the house and dogs which meant we did not need to worry about them......thanks guys!
31 August 2017 | Shotley, Ipswich
Coming home
We were so excited to get into the lock at Shotley, our home port. Our adventure almost over. This photo was taken by Dad.
30 August 2017 | Shotley
Leg 38 Ramsgate to Shotley, finally home!
So, at 1430 yesterday afternoon we make it into the lock at Shotley to a very noisy reception as the lock keeper let off the siren to signal our arrival, fantastic! My Mum and Dad surprised us by being at the lock to greet us, perfect, as did Brian, our Day Skipper Instructor, and his wife Ann. I had [...]
28 August 2017 | Ramsgate
Leg 37 Eastbourne to Dover which turned out to be Ramsgate!
Sunday 27th August and yet another glorious day. Steve and Hailey had left at 6am to go south back to Cowes. We left the berth at 7.30am to enter the Eastbourne lock at 8am. It was busy. We were in the lock with 9 other boat!
28 August 2017 | Eastbourne
Leg 36 Brighton to Eastbourne
Got up early leaving the boys in bed to nip to the supermarket to stock up on provisions. After a bacon butty breakfast, we said goodbye to Josh at the bus stop; he was heading back to Norwich on the train. We would have loved to have him with us for longer but we're grateful he had made the effort [...]
28 August 2017 | Brighton Marina
Leg 35 Portsmouth to Brighton
We woke up at 5.30am to the most beautiful sunshine over Portsmouth. It was going to be a lovely day. With Josh on board, it was lovely to have his company and with a very slight sea it was the perfect trip. Before we left the harbour we took one last trip past the Queen Elizabeth. Leaving the harbour, [...]
A Titanic Day in Bangor
The museum was great. It tells the story of the People who built and sailed in Titanic. Such a tragedy that she took so long to plan and build and carried the dreams of so many to make a better life for themselves in America, only to hit an iceberg and sink after just 10 days at sea! As Ernie said, only the Irish would be able to make a national tourist attraction out of a boat which sank!
Just as we were leaving the museum, Grahame surprised us by turning up with Desi, Rays other cousin. Once again Ray was overwhelmed at the effort these guys went too to visit us, just amazing! They came back to see the boat, then Desi took us for a drive along the Ard peninsula, where we were due to sail the next day. After stopping for a Guinness, what else... they returned us to the Marina and we said our goodbyes. Another lovely day.
It had been such a hot day, but as we got ready for bed, I started to shiver and felt really cold although my skin felt very hot. All my joints were aching and I felt like I might be coming down with something but tomorrow will tell?
